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From the National White Collar Crime Center:
"Certifications can help you qualify as a skilled fact or expert witness, distinguish yourself professionally, and obtain the next step in your career. For over 40 years, NW3C’s comprehensive training programs have helped law enforcement professionals master the principles, concepts, and skills they need to fight cyber and economic crime. NW3C now offers law enforcement and private sector practitioners the opportunity to earn professional certifications. NW3C certifications, backed by our industry-leading expertise and reputation, attest to demonstrated competence in digital forensics, cybercrime investigations, and complex financial crime investigations."
Check NW3C certification out at this link.
The Chiefs Catalyst podcast has two interesting episodes:
"This episode will focus on one aspect of the role of the Crime Analyst, their responsibility as the Master of Data, and how they can benefit agency leadership."
"In this episode, we are joined by CNA Analyst Amanda Bruner in a discussion on open data access, data cleaning, and the vital role an analyst can play supporting the department."
Check out the 2020 Edition of the OSINT Tools and Resources Handbook by Aleksandra Bielska, Noa Rebecca Kurz, Yves Baumgartner, Vandytenis Benetis at this link.
Visit DNA Justice at this link.
"DNA Justice™ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping law enforcement agencies solve their most intractable cases while providing answers to families of victims.
How It Works
The DNA Justice database is built for volunteers to upload their DNA results exclusively for law enforcement comparison against profiles of perpetrators and unidentified human remains for identification purposes."
Government Counter Fraud Profession Standards and Guidance - Standard for Fraud Intelligence Practitioner can be found at this link.
"The Government Counter Fraud Professional Standards and Guidance are designed to present a consistent cross government approach to countering fraud, raise the capability of individuals and through this, increase the quality of an organisation’s counter fraud work. Their aim is:
To describe the knowledge, skills and experience (professional standards and competencies) needed for an individual to achieve practitioner level in counter fraud work in their desired discipline, the document directs you to a competency framework which outlines how someone can progress to this standard.
To provide guidance to those using the standards on the processes and products they will use to deliver the discipline and what they should seek to put in place in the organisation to deliver the discipline effectively."
The Ideas in American Policing Library is a resource for learning found at this link.
Download the report at this link.
"The threat fraud poses to the UK is severe. Fraud has risen exponentially over the last decade to become the most frequently experienced crime in the UK, making up around 40 per cent of all crime.1 Online fraud has contributed significantly to this increase.2,3 Beyond the harm it causes to families and communities, and the significant cost to the UK economy, fraud helps fund other serious crimes, including terrorism.4
However, the national response to fraud does not match the scale of the threat. Fraud has been under-prioritised for over a decade, allowing the UK to become ‘a haven for fraudsters’.5 The multiplicity of actors responsible for the fraud response and the lack of accountability at government level have created a responsibility vacuum. Policing structures are not suited to respond to 21st century fraud and law enforcement lacks the necessary skills and resources to deter and detect online fraudsters effectively."
"The Money Laundering in Australia National Risk Assessment 2024 (the assessment) is an important
contribution to Australia’s efforts to counter money laundering and other serious crime. It brings
together insights from across Australia’s law enforcement, intelligence and regulatory agencies,
private sector stakeholders and international financial intelligence units (FIUs) to assess risks
associated with money laundering. It assesses crimes that generate illicit proceeds, as well as the
methods and channels used to launder funds in Australia. It also examines the international and
domestic drivers that influence the Australian environment, and considers how Australia mitigates
and combats money laundering activity, including where improvements could be made."
See the report at this link.
